SALINAS, PUERTO RICO

:''This article is about a Municipality located in Puerto Rico. For other places with a similar name, see Salinas.''
'Salinas' (sah-LEE-nahs) is a small municipality in the southern part of Puerto Rico located in the southern coast of the island, south of Aibonito and Cayey; southeast of Coamo, east of Santa Isabel; and west of Guayama. Salinas is spread over 7 wards and Salinas Pueblo (The downtown area and the administrative center of the city).
It has long been a fishing spot for Puerto Ricans, known for its beaches,fish variety and the birthplace of the famous "mojito isleño".
Although Salinas doesn't have any commercial airports, there is a military air base there. In addition, there is a military youth camp there, Camp Santiago, which is visited every year by many groups of Boy Scouts of America, Girl Scouts of the USA (see also: Scouting in Puerto Rico) and other children's groups.

Contents

History

Flag

Coat of Arms

Demographics

'Barrios' (Districts/Wards)

Geo/Topography

Anthem

Economic

Agriculture

Business

Industrial

Tourism

Landmarks and places of interest

Festivals and events

Transportation

Education

Sports

Notable "Salinenses"

History

Salinas was founded in 1841 by Agustín Colón Pacheco.

Flag

On a green rectangular field, five white isosceles triangles equal in size, placed in the center of the flag and forming a row that covers the extent of the background.

Coat of Arms

The shield uses the traditional colors of the town; green and silver.
The salt knolls indicate in graphical form the name of the town: Salinas. The fish refer to the fishing. The sugar cane leaves that surround the shield, symbolize the sugar cane plantations.

Demographics

'Barrios' (Districts/Wards)

★ Aguirre ★ Coquí ★ Lapa ★ Palmas

★ Quebrada Yeguas ★ Río Jueyes ★ San Felipe ★ El Coco ★ Las Mareas ★ La Plena ★ la Playa ★ Las Ochentas ★ Monte Grande ★ Mosquito

Geo/Topography

★ Gorges;. The Callao, La Palma y Majada and Pasto Viejo.

★ Lagoons; Mar Negro and Punta Arctias.

★ Rivers; Jájome, Jueyes, Lapa and Salina (Nigua).

Anthem

By Antonio Ferrer Atilano
Salinas, Salinas

el pueblo donde yo nací

sus campos sus montes

son siempre verdes para mí

Salinas, Salinas

yo no te puedo olvidar

tus bellos palmares

te saludan con una canción

Economic

Agriculture

★ Fruit, sugar cane; Cattle.

Business

★ Apparell, commercial fishing.

Industrial

★ Aguirre Sugar Cane Mill, which is one of the few that is still in operation in Puerto Rico;
Electrical and electronic machinery, plastics, sunglasses.

Tourism

Landmarks and places of interest

★ Albergue Olímpico (Olympic Hostel)

★ Aguirre Forest

★ Antigua Central Aguirre (Sugar Cane Mill)

★ Camp Santiago

★ Sports Museum

Festivals and events

★ Abey Carnival - February

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★ Abey - Cacique (Chief) of yucayeque-(village) in the area of Abeyno Salinas, Puerto Rico.

★ Pescao Festival - June

★ Matron Celebration - September

Transportation

Education

Sports

Notable "Salinenses"

'Miss Universe' - Salinas is famous for being home of several beauties that have had noticiable participation in the international Miss Universe contest. These are former Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2005 Cynthia Olavarria, and the reigning Miss Universe 2006 Zuleyka Rivera.

★ Roberto Alomar, baseball player

★ Sandy Alomar, Jr., baseball player

★ Sandy Alomar, Sr., baseball player

★ Ricky Ledeé, baseball player

★ Angel "Cholo" Espada, famous boxer and former WBA's world Welterweight champion

★ Cynthia Olavarria Rivera, former Miss Puerto Rico

★ Zuleyka Rivera Mendoza, Miss Universe 2006

★ Elizabeth Zayas Ortiz, former Miss Puerto Rico and Miss Maja International 1976

★ MannyMagic , Reggaeton/Rap Artist